Police say man allegedly assaults family member (+ Arrest affidavit)

Published 3:15 pm, Thursday, August 11, 2011

Alexander Macias was arrested on charges he assaulted a family member.

Alexander Macias was arrested on charges he assaulted a family member.

Police say man allegedly assaults family member (+ Arrest affidavit)

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A Midland man allegedly brutally beat a family member Wednesday evening after an argument concerning his fidelity.

Alexander Duran Macias, 29, is being held on a first-degree felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Police received an emergency call about a disturbance with weapons about 6:40 p.m. Wednesday on the 3800 block of Roosevelt Drive. The victim said she and Macias were having an argument about his fidelity when the fight broke out, according to the affidavit of probable cause.

The victim said she punched Macias during the argument. In response, he punched her in the jaw. After she was knocked down from the blow, Macias allegedly dragged her through the front yard, the report read.

She was able to get away and ran into the kitchen, but Macias followed her. During the ensuing fight, Macias "upercutted" the victim on her chin. She told police she was able to get away again and ran into the living room.

Macias, according to police reports, then grabbed her by the throat from the rear and placed her in a choke hold and wrapped his legs around her while holding a butcher knife in front of her.

Officers said they observed severe bruising "all over her body" from the attack and other previous assaults. She also had "stickers" on the inside of her clothes from being dragged through the yard.

Police said the "house was a complete mess" after the fight, and there was broken glass throughout the residence, including a glass coffee table top.

The victim asked police for Emergency Protective Order against Macias because of the severity of the attack and his previous threats. She told police he had threatened to kill her and her children. She added that he also said he would "burn down the house."

Macias is being held on a $75,000 bond for the first-degree felony. If convicted of the assault, he could serve between five and 99 years in prison.